A proposal for statistical evaluation of the detection of gunshot residues on a suspect

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Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 142-147

  Cardinetti, Bruno ^a   Ciampini, Claudio ^a   Abate, Sergio ^a   Marchetti, Christian ^a   Ferrari, Francesco ^a   Di Tullio, Donatello ^a   D'Onofrio, Carlo ^a   Orlando, Giovanni ^a   Gravina, Luciano ^a   Torresi, Luca ^a   Saporita, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Reparto Carabinieri Investigazioni Scientifiche di Roma   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayesian approach; Forensic science; Gunshot residues; Likelihood ratio; Scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive spectrometry

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; LEAD ALLOYS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BAYESIAN APPROACH; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GUNSHOT RESIDUES(GSRS); LIKELIHOOD RATIO;

EXPLOSIVES;

GUNPOWDER;

ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; BAYES THEOREM; ENERGY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETRY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EXPLOSIVES; POLLUTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33746238144     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.4950280302     Document Type: Article

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